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Regulation · 1 October 2026

# AI at the Ministry of Culture: 62 actions, no timetable or budget, according to the Cour des comptes

Original title, in French: “IA à la Culture : 62 actions, ni calendrier ni budget, selon la Cour des comptes”

**Publication**

ActuIA (France)

**Author**

Stephane Nachez

**Published on**

1 October 2026 · read in the page structured data · updated on 1 October 2026

## Summary

Published on 24 September 2026, the Cour des comptes' flash audit examines the artificial intelligence strategy of the Ministry of Culture and ten of its operators. According to the Cour, the 62-action strategy, published on 2 July 2025, includes no prioritisation, timetable or budget allocation. The AI project directorate, created at the end of 2025, lacks its own team and budget. Funding comes mainly through the France 2030 call for projects, which is external to the ministry. The Bibliothèque nationale de France reports €7.65 million and the INA €5.45 million, while the Centre national du livre has no dedicated budget line. The minister, Catherine Pégard, responds by citing an internal charter and an enlarged working group.

Summary based on the full text of the article.

[Read the article on ActuIA →](https://www.actuia.com/actualite/ia-a-la-culture-62-actions-ni-calendrier-ni-budget-selon-la-cour-des-comptes/)

## Figures cited

-   62 actions
    
    number of actions in the ministry's AI strategy
    
    Ministry of Culture, published on 2 July 2025
    
    > « Ses 62 actions, réparties en cinq axes, « ne font l'objet ni d'une hiérarchisation claire, ni d'un calendrier de mise en œuvre, ni d'un fléchage budgétaire identifiable » »
    
    Source: Cour des comptes
    
-   2.6 € million
    
    funding of the ministry's digital transformation fund
    
    49 projects supported
    
    > « son fonds de transformation numérique a soutenu 49 projets pour 2,6 millions d'euros »
    
    Source: Cour des comptes
    
-   7.65 € million
    
    AI budget reported by the BnF
    
    over three years, including €2.2 million from France 2030
    
    > « La Bibliothèque nationale de France déclare 7,65 millions d'euros sur trois ans, dont 2,2 millions venus de France 2030 »
    
    Source: Cour des comptes
    
-   5.45 € million
    
    AI budget reported by the INA
    
    in 2025
    
    > « l'INA, 5,45 millions en 2025 »
    
    Source: Cour des comptes
    
-   400,000 EUR
    
    minimum eligible expenditure for the France 2030 call for projects
    
    call for projects specifications
    
    > « 400 000 euros de dépenses éligibles au minimum, un niveau de maturité technologique de 4 au dépôt et de 7 en fin de projet »
    
    Source: SGPI / France 2030
    

## Classification

**Country**

France

**Company size**

All sizes

**Industries**

Government and local authorities · Media, communications, marketing

**Companies**

Bibliothèque nationale de France (cited), Centre national du livre (cited), Bpifrance (cited), Banque des Territoires (cited), INA (cited)

**Keywords**

ministry of culture, cour des comptes, AI strategy, public funding, france 2030, cultural operators

Entry written by Marsanne Studio from the cited article, with the help of an AI model (claude-sonnet-5). The rights to the article and its illustrations belong to ActuIA and its author. Entry translated from French by Claude Sonnet 5.5.